My Best Books for 2025

I did away with ‘top tens’ a few years ago, and instead I finish the reading year with a recap of the books that are still speaking to me (less about four and five-star ratings, more about what has stuck). Continue reading

Things That Are Making Me Happy This Week

01. I never say no to a festival 🙂 The Now or Never program was announced this week – loads of free events (I’m especially looking forward to Matria, Einder and Burdi Burdi) and a bunch of others that I’m excited for (Crisis Actor; this talk about algorithms and music, and this one about eternal life; and this sound-bath). Continue reading

Everything, Nothing, Someone by Alice Carrière

Okay, this book is bananas. And cue all the trigger warnings if you’re planning on reading Alice Carrière’s memoir, Everything, Nothing, Someone.

In brief, Carrière recalls her unconventional and bohemian upbringing in Greenwich Village in the nineties. Her mother, renowned artist, Jennifer Bartlett, and her charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière, each loom large in the memoir for very different reasons. Continue reading

20 Books of Summer (except that it’s Winter)

Annabel from AnnaBookbel and Emma from Words and Peace are hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge this year. The challenge is straightforward – read the books between June 1st and August 31st. I reckon this is the most relaxed reading challenge you can participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever).
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